Tara Lipinski – Biography, Husband, Net Worth and Other Facts

Tara Lipinski is a blonde American Skater and the youngest record holder as a gold medalist in Winter Games in the 1998 Olympic championship at Nagano. Before her rise to fame, at the Olympics, she had won medals at the 1997 U.S national championship as well as the 1997 world championship all she did at the age of fourteen.

The beautiful athlete is still very much active in the world of sports, but not as a competitor, but rather as a commentator with NBC sports. When she is not on the microphone, she would be found on sets acting on television productions as an actress or hosting one Television program or the other.

Her achievements are just a part of who she is, read on, to a get acquainted with her net worth, husband among other facts.

Tara Lipinski – Biography

Tara Lipinski was born on June 10, 1982, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States of American to Patricia Lipinski and Jack Lipinski. She has polish ancestry and is the only child born by her parents. She she spent her early life in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.

The young Tara Lipinski developed strong passion in the roller-skating and she is reported to have begun roller-skating at the tender age of three. She had the full backing of her parents who gave her their maximum support. When she turned six, she veered into ice skating.

By the time she turned eight in 1990, she featured in Eastern Regional Championship for roller skating and came 2nd. The following year, she won the primary girls freestyle as a nine-year-old athlete at the 1991 United States Roller Skating Championships.

The same year, she joined her entire family to relocate to Super Land, Texas as her father’s job warranted. Sadly she could not find any training facility in order to continue with her sports, this necessitated her next move with her mother to Delaware and later to Detroit, Michigan, where she trained with Richard Callaghan who prepared her for what was to come.

At age twelve in 1994, Tara Lipinski won a gold medal at the U.S Olympic tournament, making her the youngest to attain such height. She carried on the exploits to the 1997 U.S National championship where she also won the tournament thus she became the youngest female athlete to win the championship at fourteen years of age. The same year she won the 1997 World Championships before she went on to surprise the world at the 1998 Olympic championships at Nagano where she won a gold medal at fifteen making her the youngest Olympic medalist.

Tara Lipinski schooled at the University of Delaware, one of the largest Universities in Delaware. When she turned professional, she was hampered by a series of hip injuries which she battled with until she stepped aside to focus on her sports commentary and TV career. She has worked with the likes of Johnny Weir, a two time Olympian and her bridesmaid.

The Philadelphia native has starred and featured in a couple of Television series and other productions which include Touched by an Angel (1999), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1999), Ice Angel (2000), Are You Afraid of the Dack? (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), The Metro Chase (2004). Others include Still Standing (2005), Superstore (2016), Kidding (2018), Family Guy (2018), and many more

Net Worth

The net worth of this amazing personality has been estimated to be well around $4 million, mostly accrued from her days in skating, acting career and her excellent sports commentary. Besides, she has also enjoyed endorsements from reputable establishments.

Who Is Tara Lipinski’s Husband?

Tara Lipinski is the proud wife of Todd Kapostasy, a producer with the Fox Sports. They were said to have met in May 2015 at the Sports Emmys. They kicked it off as casual friends before the chemistry became real and intense, they got engaged in December of the same year. After several months of courtship, they walked down the aisle on June 24, 2017, in Charleston, South Carolina. Their marriage is yet to produce any child.

Todd Kapostasy is a native of Florida’s Lake County. He is an alumna of Brown University where he graduated with a double major in History and Political science. He kicked off his Television production career with ESPN where he spent almost 7 years before joining Fox Sports in 2015 as a producer.

Other Facts

She Is A Philanthropist

As a Philanthropist, she has over the years lent her voice for the Boys and Girls Clubsof America as well as the campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Childhood Leukemia Foundation. She has dedicated her time and resources in the care of the hapless children through the platform of A-Wish Foundation. Tara Lipinski also threw her full weight in efforts made in curbing cancer via a series of research.

Height

The Olympic gold medalist does not really have an athletic height, as she stands at the height of 5 ft 2 inches (1.55 m) while she weighs 40 kg (88.1 lb).